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Alpine Alpenglow nods to future endurance racing design

By 2024-10-11T09:22:00

Alpine Alpenglow Hy4 (8)

Alpine design boss Antony Villain chats to Trinity Francis about the brand’s motorsport ambitions and the challenges of designing around high-pressure hydrogen tanks 

First revealed in 2022, the Alpine Alpenglow gives a glimpse into the brand’s future motorsport ambitions. More than just a static concept, the first rolling prototype, the Alpenglow Hy4, was presented at the 6 Hours of Spa earlier this year, equipped with a four-cylinder hydrogen combustion engine. The next version will be fitted with a V6 hydrogen engine and aptly named the Alpenglow Hy6. 

Ahead of the third Alpenglow iteration which is due to break cover at the Paris Motor Show, Car Design News spoke with design director, Antony Villain, to understand the significance of this concept and hydrogen technology for the future of the Alpine brand. Villain calls Alpenglow a programme rather than a project, pointing to the continuous development of this idea and the technology underpinning the concept. 

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Car Design News: Walk us through how the Alpenglow came to be.

Antony Villain: It started with an idea we had with our CEO, Luca de Meo, to show what our strategy for the brand was in terms of technology and design. We called it ‘manifesto’ to showcase the value of our brand and project it into the future. In terms of technology, we wanted to explore the hydrogen combustion engine. Of course, we…

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